Here's what happened today: Saturday

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news. 

Donal Lunny's family gather around his coffin after the funeral mass at St Conleth’s Parish Church in Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Rolling News

IRELAND

• A man has died and another has been injured after an assault at an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) Centre in Ballymullen, Tralee.
• The children of musician Dónal Lunny paid tribute to their father as his funeral Mass took place in county Kildare. 
• A 65-year-old man has been charged with the attempted murder of a doctor who was seriously injured in a stabbing at a Health Service Executive (HSE) facility in Dublin on Friday morning.
• An investigation is underway after a garda was assaulted in a firearm related incident in Dublin city centre this morning. 
• TG4 presenter Hector Ó hEochagáin has opened up about his recent brain surgery to remove a tumour after 15 years. 
• Kildare fire services have appealed to the public to behave responsibly this Halloween after one of their crews was attacked.  

INTERNATIONAL

Protesters march during a demonstration against rising living costs in Paris today. Alamy

#PROTESTS: Some 320,000 people rallied across France on Saturday in continued protests over the cost of living. 

#UKRAINE: Evacuees from Russian -occupied Oleshky have crossed into Ukrainian-held territory in a major rescue operation.

#SELMA BLAIR: Actress Selma Blair has spoken publicly for the first time since she was arrested and charged with assault after an incident on a flight from Los Angeles to New York

PARTING SHOT

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Results are in! 

With Halloween well underway, we asked in this morning’s poll the question: Do you like fireworks?

The largest share of respondents, 35%, said they enjoy fireworks but prefer organised displays.

Coming in a close second, 28% said they are not fans of fireworks and cannot stand the noise.